FORMER NRL player Jamal Idris has reportedly been the victim of an attempted kidnapping in Vietnam.
Channel Seven reported that the 25-year-old was on a Contiki tour in Ho Chi Minh City when he was separated from his group before encountering a group of kidnappers who attacked him and tried to extort money from him.
Idris escaped, immediately contacting his family, who informed the Australian Federal Police.
Channel Seven reporter Liam Cox spoke on the network’s nightly news bulletin about the ordeal.
“People very close to Jamal Idris have told Seven News that he was the victim of an attempted kidnap,” said Cox.
“These people, they were violent, they tried to extort a large sum of money.